Have You Heard the Buzz?

The Boojum Bees have been all over Southern California this year!

Our little bee friends have made their appearance in several classrooms to the delight and fascination of all the students (and teachers, too!).

The Boojum Bees had their first "in the field" visit to an exuberant group of seventh grade environmental students in Joshua Tree National Park.

photo: Megan Beckett

These students were part of the California Regional Environmental Education Community, or CREEC. The students learned about the vitally important roles bees (and all pollinating animals) play in our ecosystem. We discussed how very crucial the bees are to our environment and to our human survival on this planet.

Our buzzing buddies next visited Westwood Charter School in Los Angeles. Five classes of 1st and 2nd grade students learned all about bees and their importance to our farms and food supply.

photo: Robyn Young

The Westwood Charter students got to participate in the waggle dance game, as well as touch and smell real honeycomb and queen cells.

Next the Boojum Bees will make their appearance for the kindergartners at Vintage Hills Elementary in Temecula, and many more schools are being visited in May!